Biographies

Mr. Richard J. Dugas, Jr. is Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Dugas has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PulteGroup, Inc. since August 18, 2009 and as Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2003. He also served as President from July 2003 to February 2016. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of PulteGroup from May 2002 through June 2003. Mr. Dugas previously served in various management positions with PulteGroup since 1994, including, most recently, Coastal Region President with responsibility for the Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee operations.

Mr. Ryan R. Marshall is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Homebuilding Operations for PulteGroup, in which he was responsible for all facets of the Company's homebuilding and sales operations. Over more than 13 years with the organization, he has overseen various financial and operating functions within PulteGroup, with responsibilities including financial reporting, land acquisition and strategic market risk and opportunity analysis. Prior to his role as Executive Vice President of Homebuilding Operations, he was Area President for the Company's Southeast Area. Other previous roles included Area President for Florida, Division President in both South Florida and Orlando, and Area Vice President of Finance. Mr. Marshall received a BA in accounting from the University of Utah and an MBA from Arizona State University.

Mr. Robert T. O'Shaughnessy is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of the Company. Prior to joining our company, he held a number of financial roles at Penske Automotive Group from 1997 to 2011, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Harmon D. Smith is Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Field Operations for PulteGroup. He joined the company in 1989, and subsequently held various leadership positions, including Area President for the Company's Great Lakes Area, Gulf Coast Area and Texas Area and was Division President for the DiVosta division in South Florida. Prior to being promoted to Division President, Mr. Smith held various financial and managerial positions with the Company, including Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Smith received a BBA in accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Steven M. Cook is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. He previously held the positions of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since December 2008 and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2006.

Mr. James L. Ossowski is Vice President - Finance, Controller of the Company. He previously held the position of Vice President, Finance - Homebuilding Operations since August 2010. Since 2002, Mr. Ossowski has held various finance positions of increasing responsibility with company.

Mr. James J. Postl is Lead Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc. Mr. Postl retired as president and chief executive officer of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company following its acquisition by Shell Products U.S. in October 2002. He joined Pennzoil in October 1998, prior to the formation of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company in December 1998, when he was named president and chief operating officer and was elected to the board of directors of the new company. In May 2000, he was named president and chief executive officer. Prior to joining Pennzoil-Quaker State, he served as president of Nabisco Biscuit Company from 1996 and was president and chief executive officer of Nabisco International from 1994 to 1996. Prior to joining Nabisco, he held a variety of management positions with PepsiCo, Inc. over a 19-year period. Mr. Postl currently serves as a member of the board of directors of American Funds, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Cooper Industries, Ltd.

Mr. William J. (Bill) Pulte is Director of the Company. He has served as CEO of Pulte Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm with no affiliation with PulteGroup that is focused on investing in housing supply, building products, and related service companies. Mr. Pulte also currently serves as CEO and Chairman of Carstin Brands LLC, a leading residential countertop manufacturer, and as a director of Olon Group Inc., a leading manufacturer for the cabinet industry. Prior to its sale in May 2016, Mr. Pulte built Southern Air & Heat LLC into one of the leading residential heating and air conditioning platforms in the United States. Mr. Pulte is a graduate of Northwestern University.

Mr. Brian P. Anderson is Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc. Mr. Anderson is the former Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of OfficeMax Incorporated, a distributor of business-to-business and retail office products. Prior to assuming this position in 2004, Mr. Anderson was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baxter International Inc., a global diversified medical products and services company, a position he assumed in 1998. Mr. Anderson currently serves as a member of the board of directors of W.W. Grainger, Inc., A.M. Castle & Co. (Chairman) and James Hardie Industries.

Mr. Bryce Blair is Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc., since July 6, 2011. Mr. Blair has served as executive chairman of the board of directors of Invitation Homes, a company offering rental homes nationwide, since November 3, 2014. Mr. Blair served as Chairman of the board of directors of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a publicly-traded multifamily real estate investment trust, from January 2002 through May 2013. In addition, Mr. Blair served in a number of senior leadership positions with AvalonBay Communities, Inc., including Chief Executive Officer from February 2001 through December 2011, President from September 2000 through February 2005 and Chief Operating Officer from February 1999 to February 2001. Mr. Blair is also a past member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, where he served as Chairman and was on the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors, and the Urban Land Institute, where he is past Chairman of the Multifamily Council and is a past Trustee. Mr. Blair currently serves as executive chairman of the board of directors of Invitation Homes, serves on the board of directors of Regency Centers Corporation and previously served as the chairman of the board of directors of AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Mr. Richard W. Dreiling is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Dreiling served as Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation, the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer, from January 2008 through June 2015, and served as its chairman of the board of directors through January 2016. Prior to 2008, Mr. Dreiling served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. and Duane Reade Inc., the largest drugstore chain in New York City, from November 2005 until January 2008, and as chairman of the board of Duane Reade from March 2007 until January 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Dreiling held executive positions with Longs Drug Stores Corporation and Safeway, Inc. Mr. Dreiling currently serves as a director of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Aramark Corporation, and as chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). Mr. Dreiling previously served as chairman of the board of directors of Dollar General Corporation.

Mr. Thomas J. Folliard is Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc., since 2012. Mr. Folliard has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CarMax since 2006. He joined CarMax in 1993 as the senior buyer and became the director of purchasing in 1994. Mr. Folliard was promoted to vice president of merchandising in 1996, senior vice president of store operations in 2000 and executive vice president of store operations in 2001. In February 2016 CarMax, Inc. announced that Mr. Folliard would retire as Chief Executive Officer prior to the end of 2016. Mr. Folliard currently serves as a member of the board of directors of CarMax, Inc. and DAVIDsTEA Inc.

Hon. Joshua Gotbaum is Independent Director of the Company. He has extensive experience in business and finance as well as in public service. Currently a Guest Scholar in the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, Mr. Gotbaum directed the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation from 2010 to 2014 and was Operating Partner at Blue Wolf Capital Management from 2006 to 2010. He led and managed Hawaiian Airlines as the Chapter 11 Trustee from 2003 to 2005. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Gotbaum was CEO of The September 11th Fund, a major charity. Earlier in his career Mr. Gotbaum was an investment banker at Lazard, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings in North America and Europe. He also held various senior level positions in the U.S. government, including as Executive Associate Director and Controller at the President’s Office of Management and Budget, as Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Economic Policy at the Department of Treasury, and as Assistant Secretary for Economic Security in the Department of Defense. He has also held positions at the White House and the Department of Energy. Mr. Gotbaum previously served as a director of TD Bank and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., in addition to serving on the boards of several non-profit institutions. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. from Stanford University.

Ms. Cheryl W. Grise, J.D., is Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc., since July 2008. Ms. Grisé was Executive Vice President of Northeast Utilities, a public utility holding company, from December 2005 until her retirement effective July 2007; Chief Executive Officer of its principal operating subsidiaries from September 2002 to January 2007; President of the Utility Group of Northeast Utilities Service Company from May 2001 to January 2007; and Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Northeast Utilities from 1998 to 2001. Ms. Grisé is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. Ms. Grisé currently serves as a member of the board of directors of MetLife, Inc. (Lead Director) and ICF International, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Dana Corporation and Pall Corporation.

Mr. Andre J. Hawaux serves as Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc. Mr. Hawaux joined Dick’s Sporting Goods in June 2013 as Executive Vice President, Finance Administration and Chief Financial Officer and currently serves as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hawaux served as president of the Consumer Foods business of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2009 until May 2013. He joined ConAgra Foods as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2006, and prior to ConAgra Foods, he served as general manager of a large U.S. division of PepsiAmericas. Mr. Hawaux also previously served as chief financial officer for Pepsi-Cola North America and Pepsi International’s China business unit. Mr. Hawaux previously served as a member of the board of directors of The Timberland Company.

Mr. Patrick J. O'Leary is Independent Director of Pultegroup Inc., since September 2005. Mr. O’Leary served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SPX Corporation, a global industrial and technological services and products company, from December 2004 until August 2012, when he retired. Prior to that time, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SPX Corporation from October 1996 to December 2004. Mr. O’Leary currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Halyard Health, Inc. and is chairman of the board of directors of SPX Corporation.

Mr. John R. Peshkin is Independent Director of the Company. He is Founder and Managing Partner at Vanguard Land, LLC, a private real estate investment group focused on the acquisition and development of residential and commercial properties throughout Florida. He was previously the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Land Ventures, an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group Global, a real estate private equity firm. Mr. Peshkin spent 24 years with Taylor Woodrow plc, serving as its North American CEO and President from 2000 to 2006. Under his leadership, Taylor Woodrow expanded into a more than $2 billion enterprise and was recognized as the inaugural homebuilder inducted into Builder Magazine's "Hall of Fame," cited for architectural excellence throughout North America. Mr. Peshkin has served on the Boards of Directors of Standard Pacific, WCI Communities Inc., and Monarch Development Corporation. He received a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University and is a licensed contractor and real estate broker in Florida.

Mr. Scott F. Powers is Independent Director of the Company. He is a financial services executive with deep experience in asset management. He held leadership positions at State Street Corporation from 2008 to 2015, most recently as Executive Vice President of State Street Corp and President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global Advisors. In these roles, and as a member of the State Street Management Committee, he executed growth strategies, managed operations for all aspects of the business, and led efforts in risk and crisis management. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual USA and Old Mutual Asset Management from 2001 to 2008. He also held executive roles at Mellon Financial Corporation and Boston Company Asset Management. Mr. Powers is a member of the Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial, Inc., where he serves on the Governance, Nomination & Investment Committee and the Management Resources Committee. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College.

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